4) What was the name of the submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
a) Invincible
b) Vikrant
c) Nautilus
d) Gen. Belgrano

Phileas Fogg’s bet, an ilustration from the novel “Around the World in Eighty Days” by Jules Verne painted by Alphonse de Neuville and/or Léon Benett. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

5) The original draft of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea mentioned the nationality of the captain and reason for his hatred of people. The publishers did not want that part in the novel. What was the nationality of the captain and reason for his hatred of people?
a) American, British oppression
b) Mexican, Spanish oppression
c) Algreian, French oppression
d) Polish, Russian oppression

Jules Verne Quiz Questions with Answers

An illustration from Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea – a portrait of professor Pierre Aronnax which is at the same time a portait of Jules Verne himself. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1) When was Jules Verne born?
d) 8 February 1828

2) Where was Jules Verne born?
c) Nantes

3) Who was the captain in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
b) Nemo

4) What was the name of the submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
c) Nautilus

5) The original draft of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea mentioned the nationality of the captain and reason for his hatred of people. The publishers did not want that part in the novel. What was the nationality of the captain and reason for his hatred of people?
d) Polish, Russian oppression

6) Who bets that the world can be tranvelled in eighty days in Around the World in Eighty Days?
a) Phileas Fogg

7) What is the name of the Parsee woman who is rescued from becoming suttee (sati) in Around the World in Eighty Days?
d) Aouda

8) Who was the husband of the Parsee woman in Around the World in Eighty Days?
b) Raja of Bundelcund

9) From where does man take off for moon in From the Earth to the Moon?
a) Florida

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